Hyderabad: Five arrested for selling Hashish oil

Police said that consumers are mostly doctors, medical students and IT professionals.

Hyderabad: The sleuths of the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) along with Saidabad police arrested five drug peddlers here on Saturday.

According to the police, the five accused – Gemmeli Bandu, Kapu Chander Rao both hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Santhosh Reddy from Hyderabad, Naeni Sai Bharath from Amberpet and Hariteja from R K Puram were caught red-handed selling 2.5 litres of Hashish Oil.

The drug was being sold to E. Santosh Reddy, a notorious drug peddler with as many as five NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) cases registered against him.

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Police said that Santosh Reddy developed contacts with manufacturers and suppliers of Hashish Oil in the Visakha Agency area in Andhra Pradesh.

He purchased Hashish Oil at the price of Rs 80,000/ per litre and sold it for Rs. 2000/- per 5 ml of a bottle. Reddy sold around 200 such bottles to Bharath and Hariteja

Police said that consumers are mostly doctors, medical students and IT professionals.

Apart from the Hashish Oil, 5 cell phones and 1 Swift car were seized. A case has been registered.

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